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Colour

#A2A4D2

  • #A2A4D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2A4D2 is a blue with RGB values 162, 164, 210 and HSL 237°, 35%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2A4D2#A2A4D2
HEX#A2A4D2
RGBrgb(162, 164, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6431, 0.8235
RGB percentages63.5%, 64.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(237.5, 34.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 22.9%, 82.4%)
CMYK22.9%, 21.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,659,026
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A4D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5D5B2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98A9D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A6D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#97ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Thistle · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3Slate grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2D0A2
Analogous#A2BCD2, #B8A2D2
Triadic#D2A2A4, #A4D2A2
Split complementary#D2B8A2, #BCD2A2
Tetradic#D2A2BC, #D2D0A2, #A2D2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E7F3
Lighter +10%#C4C6E3
Darker −10%#8082C1
Darker −20%#5D61B1
Darker −30%#474B94
Darker −40%#373971
More saturated +25%#9194E3
Less saturated −25%#B3B4C1

Channel breakdown

R162
G164
B210
Red162 (63.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue237.5°
Saturation (HSL)34.78%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G A4 · B D2

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